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Subject: Prayer Update 7/5/05 Family Reunion
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
Dear Family
and Friends,
This really
is supposed to be a more frequent update, but recent projects have left us
nearly swamped with unexpected trainings in addition to preparations for my
family to come to
On Thursday
we did an all day training for about 50 staff from the
World Vision organization. A large Christian International aid
organization, World Vision leads many humanitarian projects all over
Finishing
our classes a little after 8:00 PM, we went to bed and got up the next morning
to leave for the second full day of training with the World Vision staff. We
had a very good training, and at the conclusion I left the others to wrap
things up while I took a taxi back to our apartment to get ready for a radio
call-in broadcast with the WindFM radio station.
With just a
few minutes to gather materials and look over some notes, we were out the door
again on the way to the radio station. The Lord answered prayer in allowing us
to quickly find a taxi, and we arrived about five minutes before we went on the
air for the hour long live broadcast, talking about the character quality of
attentiveness.
I was
almost to tired to eat when I got back the apartment
that evening, but after a much appreciated night of rest, we were up again
getting ready for our Saturday character-English classes that started at 9:30
AM. After some good discussion with some of the attendees, we had the afternoon
to catch up on things before taking several days off for a staff mid-year
break.
In spite of
the intensity of these days, it was really neat to see God's grace poured out
upon us. The World Vision trainings went very well, and we were encouraged to
see response of the attendees. After the training on gratefulness, they
presented a beautiful thank you card to the staff of the restaurant where we
held our meals and small group discussions.
Participating
in a live radio broadcast that Friday was a new experience for me. As with many
of my experiences here, I was simply trusting that God would give me the grace
to do what He had set before me. As the music began playing, the microphones
were switched on, and the eyes turned to me to introduce myself, I felt the
calm of God's grace combined with the excitement of the moment. "My name
is
Flowing
naturally, the dialog continued as I shared on the importance of showing
attentiveness at home. Parents, I explained, can show attentiveness to their
children and often pick up on subtle hints that reveal deeper needs. Maybe the
fact that your son is a little quieter today is an indication that something
happened at school today. Something that should be talked
about.
We did not
have any callers the first week, but it was so neat to see the Lord's hand in
this as well. The first week we had no calls, the second we had a couple calls
where the Lord really gave wisdom in answering questions, and the third week
there were a couple very difficult questions. It was like the Lord was
slowly transitioning me into a new area for ministry and growth.
The
trainings and new opportunities unfolding with World Vision in the past few
weeks could take up a large section of this update, but a couple weeks ago
something took place that was of much greater interest for me.
An
ever-building excitement continued at the
It was then
that I heard some unexpected news. Something had happened with the airline
tickets and the Mongolian International Airlines company (MIAT). The details in
Dad's e-mail were a little unclear, but it seemed that MIAT was closing their
Talking to
my Dad the next morning, I learned that not only were they unable
to issue our tickets going from
With less
than two weeks before departure, this was no little cause for concern. Our
one-year open-ended round trip tickets to
We had been
expecting to face some opposition as we got closer to the departure date, but I
must say I was not expecting it to come quite like this! My family and many
others joined in prayer that the Lord would show His power in working out this
unexpected complication, as my Dad began to make appeals to the various travel
agents.
The next
day, the subject of my Dad's email read "Praise the Lord! He heard our
cry!" In spite of closing their
Taking my
Dad's suggestion to check with the local office here in
One agent
explained that while five days is what they usually tell people, it really
depends on how the money is transferred. It often has to go through several
banks and frequently takes two weeks or even a month to process. This was of
real concern, since we had exactly five working days before my family had to
have the tickets in
My brother
was excited to report that the passports were back from the Mongolian Embassy
in
The
representative from the Embassy told us that our invitation had stated 90 days,
but after double checking all our paperwork, we could not find anything that
implied a 90 day duration. Checking with the office
here, it looked like this could be a major problem. Reissuing visas in-country
is not the preferred method, not to mention the expense of 10 more
applications.
Prayer was
again offered to the One Who holds the heart of the king, and one of our
Mongolian staff began investigating the issue further with the Foreign Affairs
and Immigrations offices. One lady was indignant that someone had put a 90 day duration on the visa, since Americans do not need a
visa for a stay less than 90 days.
Again, the
Lord mightily answered prayer! We were finally told that this was just
done as a new policy to encourage foreigners to submit the required
registration forms after arriving in country, and would not be a problem. We
would be able to stay the full year allowed on my Dad's work permit.
A few days
later we heard the tickets had arrived in
Isaac sent
me a copy of his impressively designed luggage plan, and we worked to arrange
the transportation for my family's arrival. They were planning to bring 40
pieces of luggage, with a total weight estimated at 1400 pounds! Books from
Headquarters, Four desktop computers, two sewing machines, school materials and
musical instruments in addition to clothes and personal belongings made quite
an impressive packing list.
The flight
was schedule to come in just after midnight, so after a brief hour of sleep, a
small team and I rode out to the airport to welcome my family. A couple large
white cowboy hats brought smiles to our faces as my family came around the corner
and made their way to the baggage claim.
My younger
siblings were all excited to tell me how long they had stayed up without
sleeping, but everyone seemed in good spirits after the 30 hours of traveling.
Many hands made the work light as we carried most of the luggage up
the stairs to my family's apartment on the fifth floor.
It really
is a joy to have my family here in
Derrick is
wrapping up some farming projects back in
Praise
Points:
- Praise
the Lord for the many answers to prayer in connection with my family's arrival
in
- For the
reminders of how important prayer is to this ministry. We did not pray very
much for students on our Thursday Character - English classes, and ended
up with about 4. We took the hint and prayed seriously for Saturday and ended
up with 35!
- The Lord
unexpectedly directed our steps to find a very good source to purchase some
used computer monitors! This is a great blessing and will allow us to begin
using some of the computers that my family brought from
Prayer
Requests:
- I am
now beginning the process of upgrading our computers and transitioning to a new
server computer. Pray that things would continue to go smoothly in this
process.
- On
Friday I am planning to teach on the hour-long radio program with WindFM on the character quality of obedience. Pray that the
Lord will give great wisdom and discernment in sharing and answering call-in
questions on this potentially controversial subject.
Pictures:
Sharing on the quality of attentiveness with the WindFM
radio station.
On June
14th, I had the opportunity to watch the sun rise over the city of Ulaanbaatar
as I recalled this day seven years ago when the Lord called me to be a
missionary.
With a
smile almost as big as his cowboy hat, Samuel walks through the doors to greet
his brother and CTI friends.
Less than
24 hours after arrival, the newcomers joined our team on a visit to the
American Embassy for an
On July
4th, the Morley family invited the CTI team for a traditional American cookout.
The Morleys have served for a number of years with a
children's home on the outskirts of
The Waller family in
Thank you
for your prayers for my family!
In Christ,
- Adam
"And
let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not." - Galatians 6:9